Business Essays
I stare out my classroom window, reviewing all the thoughts that swirl and whirl inside my head as chattering voices of “little monkeys” fill my ears. I see dark red lockers that look like they have been dipped in thick blood. The only difference between the lockers and the blood is the cool metal surface […]
If I ask you to contemplate the idea of prejudice, what would flood your thoughts? Racism, blacks vs. whites, cotton fields, that kind of thing right? Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, not only contains racial injustice, but a variation of types of prejudice. Sexism, ostracism, and racism are all factors of exploration in […]
“We’re all damaged in our own way. Nobody’s perfect. I think we’re all somewhat screwy. Every single one of us.” (Chandler). John Christopher Depp, born June 9th 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky to John Christopher and Betty Sue Palmer, started his own journey through life (Designs). Although Johnny Depp didn’t take to school, sports he always […]
Do you rely on your memory for new situations that you face? You probably answered yes, but should you? How accurate are our minds in recalling what really happened? When we recall memories, our brains can add, remove and otherwise alter them. Our memories might not be as accurate as you first thought. What even […]
Hydrogen, The Fuel of The Future Today, gas is becoming scarce and temperatures are rising. Over the past 100 years the planet temperature has risen about 1.5?. Although this doesn’t sound like much, at the rate we’re going by the year 2050 the earth’s average temperature will most likely rise 7. 2?. This is just […]
SAbduction (n) the action or instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will. This situation occurs every second of every day in every country. Twenty seven million humans endure enslavement, no utopia exists in which this unmoral action doesn’t lurk. Though slavery in the past has changed drastically over the last few decades, resemblance […]
Steve Bantu Biko, a political activist and writer, is regarded as the father of the Black Consciousness movement in the Union of South Africa. Biko’s short 30-year life was consumed with the development of an acute awareness of the evils of apartheid, the social system under which non-whites lived in South Africa. Apartheid is based […]
Dear Citizens Of Illinois, As a concerned Illinois citizen, our state’s use of nuclear facilities has come to my attention. Not many people know that Illinois contains the most nuclear facilities in the country. Currently we have eleven operating facilities, and three facilities that were closed down prematurely, making fourteen total nuclear facilities in Illinois! […]
War causes great economic strain for most nations. During World War II Britain faced these problems in the extreme. Being an island it heavily relied on imports from other nations. With Germany blockading their shores with U-Boats and bombing their island, Britain was in serious trouble. Facing starvation and lack of materials their army was […]
There are certain essential principles that must be adhered to in order to navigate through life. The poet, Runyard Kipling expounded on the important quality of humility that man-kind should seek to emulate.Resiliency is the strength to overcome and conquer even in the worst of circumstances. An attribute of admirable character that makes us worthy […]
If you were to enter into a typical science class, you would find out that truth is determined by what is in the pages of a textbook. Students will leave class believing the teacher due to the evidencee that is presented; it would appear, by way it was written, that all the evidencee is irrefutable […]
“Hyrdrofracking is a dangerous method to extract natural gas; however, the opposite has been proven (Shader, Niel).” Hydrofracking is a process in which a mixture of water, sand and other everyday additives are combined with the use of water pressure and sent into the ground, thus putting a break through the rocks letting out the […]
1. Canada is the next-generation of functional foodstuffs. 2. People don’t think of canada when discussing where tropical fruits are grown. This is the author’s opinion. 3. I can infer that Canada has a lot of other resources rather than just lumber,and hockey. A large amount of food products are produced in Canada. 4. The […]
Imagine living solely on one food crop such as corn or lettuce. Would you not become bored with eating the same food every day? That’s how the Irish lived. Around the time of the potato famine of 1845, approximately one-half of Ireland, mostly the ones in poverty, depended only on potatoes for food (Moykr). Needless […]
Racism. The word that has caused crime and chaos in our country. It started wars and ended lives. More modern racism began as the incorrect belief that whites were better than blacks, and continues to grow even today as something that needs to be stopped. We must create a world where racism is simply a […]
Every day in America we speak our voice, we worship who we want, and we write out our hearts. What if we never had those rights? What if we got punished just by protesting the government or even by simply wearing a necklace with a cross? What if we got thrown in jail just for […]
My name. When my dad was younger he rode bulls. He and his brother were cowboys in a sense. So I assume that was one of the reasons he chose my name. The last name of “buffalo bill” was Cody. When I asked when I was younger, my dad said the bull rode uncle Deano […]
Technology is everywhere.People heavily depend on technology to better their lives.Banks, markets, hospitals, schools and departments stores depend on technology.Where and how it got its start is the question. Who was IBM?Who was behind Macintosh? How we ended up being so depended on PCs? Have you ever wondered what got Apple to its spotlight right […]
Be a Swan, not a Duckling Everyone has at least one friend. Most people have more than three friends. Some people can even say they have fifty friends. Whatever amount, you have a friend. A friend to talk to, a friend to laugh with, a friend to cry with, a friend to fight with, a […]
I was laying in my bed. A mound of blankets, writing in my notebook. It must not have been very life changing, because I don’t even remember what it was about. I had been crying. When my phone buzzed to life. I glanced down to see it was my best friend, calling me. It was […]
The word perfection, can best be defined as the condition, state, or quality of being free or free as possible from all flaws or defects. In Medieval times, women always fought to obtain the title as the perfect woman. The significance of a perfect woman is seen throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, through […]
In the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison, the dehumanization of African Americans during the years of slavery is discussed on nearly every page. One that really sticks out is the Last Supper scene where Baby Suggs cooks a meal for all her friends and neighbors. Through this scene, Morrison shows how the dehumanization of slavery […]
The American Dream, the land of milk and honey, the good life. Almost everyone wants these things, but how can they be attained? Traditionally, a family of four with the father working, the mother at home, and two children making high grades in their classes embodies the American good life. More recently, people thought it […]
About the Author & Objectives of Enrique’s Journey. From the incredible photojournalism of Don Bartletti –the original storyteller of Enrique’s journey comes the 2007 literary disambiguation of Enrique’s Journey first published in New York by Sonia Nazario. The novel comes from an umbrella project Nazario began in the Los Angeles Times series. The series won […]
“I hate our school uniforms! Our uniforms are so uncomfortable! My school should ban school uniforms!” – These are the cries of neglected students forced to dress in the uncomfortable apparel of school uniforms. Adults will spend hours over controversy on this topic, but when it comes down to it, isn’t the child the one […]
“Life is very much more exciting now than it used to be”, (Spark Notes). Charlotte Perkins-Gilman was born on July 3, 1860 in Hartford Connecticut. At age 24, she married an artist named Charles Stetman, which led to a nervous breakdown causing her to get a divorce, and made her move to California. This story […]
In 2012 only 4% of in-store transactions were completed using mobile technology worldwide This number is expected to soar to 45% by 2017 (Factbrowser). Mobile payments is a broad and complex field; however the economic effects of its implementation in technologically developing countries is the topic under research, and more specifically, employing this technology through […]
What does it mean to be a learner? Is it the responsibilities of the school for everyone to learn? Where do we draw the line of the teachers teaching by the students actually wanting to be taught? Teachers can only be expected to do so much till it falls down to the student just not […]
The novel Slaughterhouse-Five is a close biographical account of author Kurt Vonnegut’s past as an American soldier and the problems he faced post-war (Cox). He used various parallels between himself and the main character to represent his experience. Slaughterhouse-Five revolves around the protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, whose stationing in World War II prompted him to become […]
Smartphones combine the functionality of PDAs, wireless PCs, phones, and even digital cameras in one handset, making them a powerful business tool. Because greater functionality is built-in, smartphones can do things much more quickly than their standard mobile phone and PDA precursors. Smartphone handsets can function as personal organisers, with electronic diaries, contact lists, and […]
